Safety device for gas stove manifolds



March z2', 1932. W. D ANTRW. 1,850,908

SAFETY DEVICE FOR GAS STOVE MANIFOLDS Filed June'S, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l f 4 a n March 22, 1932. W, ANTR|M SAFETY DEVICE FOR GAS STOVE MANIFOLDS Filed June 8, 1929 2 sheets-shewu '2 PatentedY Mar. 22, 1932 UNI-TEU STATES WILLIAM n. ANTEIM, oF GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY; AssIGNon '10 rnoiaERmseMn-NDER;

STOVE COMPANY, F PHILADELPHIA', PENNSXTLANIA, fCCBIPORQTIGN if SYLVANIA SAFETY :DEVICE Eon GAsfs'TovEMANI-Fonns L Application filed V.Tune 8, 1929 SerialiNl-J. 369,431. i

plate :is secured to. the. Klia'ciizet iby bolt 13;.

My invention relatesl to certain improve-v ments in the gas manifolds of gasranges, 1n which the manifold is connected tothe v burners of the ranges byY a seriesof gas cocks. V

The object of the invention'is toprovide 'a safety-device which Will prevent the turn-v ing of a Vcock controlling the gas to an oven l When the broiler cock is turned, or vvice versa. This object I attain in the following manner,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l isa front elevation ,-of a gas range illustrating my invention; j f

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of of the oven and illustrating the safety device;

Fig. 3 is a plan View of Fig. 1.; and

safety device. Y l Y The body 1 of the vgas range Yis of any of the standard constructions having an ovenv 2. In the lovver portion of the oven is an oven 'l burner and in theupper portion of the oven is a broiler burner. At the topB of the oven in the present instance are four top open burners. v

VThe manifold 4 extends across the front ofthe gas range as shoWn'in Fig. 1. Cocks 5 control the flow of gas from the manifold 4 to the several top burners, While the cock 6 controls the gas from the manifold to Vthe broiler at the top of the oven and the cock 7 controls the flow of 'gas from the manifold to the oven burner in thelower portion ofthe burner. l 1

In order to prevent gas from flowing into the oven from one burner when the gas from the other is ignited, means is provided which prevents the operation of one cock While the other cock is turned on.- The safety device can be readily clamped in position and can be moved into position to prevent the movement of Veither cock.v

A bracket 8 has sockets 9 which engage the underside of the pipes 10 and 1l leadingfrom the cocks 6 and 7 respectively, andl is'secured thereto by a Vclamp Vplate 12 also having l sockets to engage the pipes7 and the clamp the gas cocks controlling'the ovenjburner,Y and the broiler burner in the upper .portionl Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of theso astoghldqthe' bracket rigidlytothepi es.

On' theibracket is alug 1.4 tfo -Whichispivotjed vif-heath@ guardis'mthefpsiaeshown m? Figs. 2 land 3, the' Vva'r1n'20 iis'in `positionfin front 'of thefha'ndle-.Ga of the cock 6,and

the handle 7 a of the cock 7 leading to the oven burner isV free to be turned, and'when it' isV turned 'the' handle 7ak prevents the guard moving on its pivot, .locking the cock-6 'in i its closed position. When bothV cocks are'V closed, the guard can be 'moved tounco'ver either cock, and when the cock 6 is turned its `handle 6a prevents the guard being turned,

locking-the cock 7 in' its closed position.

VThe back of the guard 18 has a transverse Vroove.f22,.in the present instance, in which l ts the lug 17 and this lug is groovedto i. l Areceive a nut V19a on the bolt 19.v These de-` tails of construction may be modified Without departing from the vention.

Y The arms 20 and 21 ofthe guard are of such shape and size that they can have the Words .Gven and Broiler cast thereon.`V i

I claim:

main featuresv of the-inf 1. The combination in a gas'range, of an oven gas cock and a broller gas cock arranged side by side and having handles, eachv handle.

being arranged for movement `from a vertical tol a'hfori'zontal positionorvice versa; and a1. f

dependent thereof and having arms in front of the handles of the gas cocks and spaced so thatvvhen the guard is turned in oneiposi kguardpivoted vback' of the handles and in'- v y tion, oneof its arms Will cover the handle of Vone cock and theother arm Will uncover they v 1 j handle of the other cock so` that it can 'bef 1 l turned. A

QL-'The combination in a gas range, of tvvo j handledgas cocksmountedat the front of4 the range; gas pipesextending from the gas cocks to the burners of the range; a bracket 't v back of the gas cocksand having sockets which partly encircle the pipes; a clamp plate attached to the bracket7 securing the bracket to the pipes; a lever vpivoted` to the bracket and extending towards the front of the range; and a guard carried by the lever and having arms` thereon Which are located in front of the gas cocks,

said arms being so proportioned that one arm will be located in front of the handle of Vone gas cock, While the other arm will be at one side of the handle of the other gas cock, so that its handle is free to be turned.

3. The combination in a gas range of an oven gas cock and a broiler gas cock spaced from each other and having handles for turn ing the same, a mounting, a guard comprising spaced plates each of substantiallyY the area of each handle pivoted to said mounting and lying in a plane adjacent the front of the handles for Contact therewith, the space between lthe plates being less than the space between the handles whereby one plate Will substantially cover Vone'of the handles and prevent turning thereof While the other handle'is exposed for operation.

WILLIAMVD. ANTRIM. 

